Albuquerque in Show Business
by lurch394 | created - 27 Mar 2020 | updated - 5 months ago | PublicThe Duke City contributed to show business long before Breaking Bad. Long a location for its scenery, notably in Westerns, the state offers tax breaks to filmmakers, and the city has its own sound stage and post production facilities.
1. Neil Patrick Harris
Actor | How I Met Your Mother
Neil Patrick Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 15, 1973. His parents, Sheila Gail (Scott) and Ronald Gene Harris, were lawyers and ran a restaurant. He grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico, a small town 120 miles south of Albuquerque, where he first took up acting in the fourth grade. ...
The pride of Truth or Consequences!
2. Vivian Vance
Actress | I Love Lucy
Born as Vivian Roberta Jones in Cherryvale, Kansas, she had a brother and four sisters. Her family moved to Independence, Kansas, and later studied drama under Anna Ingleman and William Inge. Their next move, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, brought her to that city's Little Theatre, which provided her ...
3. Glen Campbell
Soundtrack | True Grit
Glen Campbell was born on April 22, 1936 in Billstown, Arkansas, USA. He was a music artist and actor, known for True Grit (1969), Shindig! (1964) and Dark Phoenix (2019). He was married to Kim Campbell, Sarah Jan Barg, Billie Jean Nunley and Diane Marie Kirk. He died on August 8, 2017 in Nashville...
Got his musical start there.
4. Sheila Tousey
Actress | Ravenous
Born in Keshena, Wisconsin, Tousey is a Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee Native American, raised on both the Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee reservations. A professional dancer and actress, Tousey began doing pow wows as a small child but did not perform on stage until she attended the University ...
Not born there, but a University of New Mexico student and my former classmate.
5. Demi Lovato
Soundtrack | Camp Rock
Demi Lovato is a GRAMMY-nominated and award-winning musician, actor, advocate and New York Times best-selling author. She was first known for her onscreen talents, and soon after became a musical phenomenon for her remarkable vocal ability. With an audience of over 266 million on social media, Demi...
6. Benito Martinez
Actor | The Shield
Benito Martinez (actor/producer)
Benito has been busy in front of and behind the camera.
He is currently working as Executive Producer on the Amazon Prime feature A MILLION MILES AWAY starring Michael Peña as "José Hernandez." The film is based on the inspirational true story of an immigrant farm ...
7. Jay Roach
Director | Trumbo
Jay Roach was born on June 14, 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Trumbo (2015), Bombshell (2019) and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997). He has been married to Susanna Hoffs since April 17, 1993. They have two children.
Went to my high school, Eldorado. His brother was a classmate.
8. Freddie Prinze Jr.
Actor | She's All That
Freddie Prinze, Jr. was born on March 8, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, to Kathy Prinze (née Kathy Elaine Barber) and comedian/actor Freddie Prinze. He is of Puerto Rican, German, English, and Irish descent. Freddie lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in his early life. He attended three different...
9. Madolyn Smith Osborne
Actress | 2010
Madolyn Smith Osborne was born on January 1, 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She is an actress, known for 2010 (1984), All of Me (1984) and Urban Cowboy (1980). She has been married to Mark Osborne since July 16, 1988. They have two children.
The pride of Sandia High
10. Steven Michael Quezada
Actor | Breaking Bad
A veteran of New Mexico's steadily rising film industry, Steven studied Theatre at Eastern New Mexico University.
He portrayed DEA Agent Steven Gomez on the Emmy-winning television series Breaking Bad on AMC. Steven has also appeared in television series such as Wildfire, Crash, and In Plain Sight. ...
Gomey!
11. John Lewis
Music_department | Brotherhood of Death
John Lewis was born on May 3, 1920 in LaGrange, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for Brotherhood of Death (1976), Bird (1988) and Cut Throat City (2020). He was married to Mirjana Vrbanic. He died on March 29, 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
Modern Jazz Quartet!
12. Minka Kelly
Actress | The Roommate
Minka Kelly was born in Los Angeles, California and she is the only child of former Aerosmith guitarist, Rick Dufay, and Maureen Kelly, an exotic dancer and single mother, who often moved with her daughter to different communities before settling in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by the time Minka was in...
13. Lois Duncan
Writer | I Know What You Did Last Summer
Lois Duncan was born on April 28, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a writer, known for I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) and Down a Dark Hall (2018). She was married to Don Arquette and Joseph "Buzz" Cardozo. She died on June 15, ...
Summer of Fear and more
14. Rudolfo Anaya
Writer | Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolfo Anaya was born on October 30, 1937 in Pastura, New Mexico, USA. He was a writer, known for Bless Me, Ultima (2012), Luis Jimenez Documentary (2021) and The West (1996). He was married to Patricia Lawless. He died on June 28, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Bless Me, Ultima and more
15. Richard Bradford
Writer | Red Sky at Morning
Richard Bradford was born on May 1, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Red Sky at Morning (1971). He died on March 23, 2002 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Wrote Red Sky at Morning
16. Lois Kimbrell
Actress | Red Dawn
Lois Reisz Kimbrell was born on January 31st, 1921, in the Norwegian-American Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Lois began taking acting lessons in the branch of the Chicago conservatory of Music and Art starting before entering school and lasting until she left home for college.
Lois graduated from ...
My friend's mother
17. Tracy Reiner
Actress | Die Hard
Tracy Reiner was born on July 7, 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Die Hard (1988), A League of Their Own (1992) and Pretty Woman (1990). She is married to Matthew Theodore Conlan. They have five children.
Daughter of Penny Marshall and Mickey Henry. Stepdaughter of Rob Reiner.
18. Adrianne Lovato
Actress | Better Call Saul
Adrianne Lovato is an American actor, writer/screenwriter, and director. She was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM, USA, and she attended college in Texas where she acquired her Associates, Bachelors, and Masters degree. Her first professional acting audition was for CSA casting directors ...
19. Lori Bachynski
Actress | Under the Banner of Heaven
Lori Bachynski was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Under the Banner of Heaven (2022), Fargo (2014) and Guilty Party (2021).
20. Annabeth Gish
Actress | Mystic Pizza
A versatile actress, Annabeth Gish weathered the transition from child actor to adult, with a variety of dramatic and comedic roles on film and television.
Anne Elizabeth Gish was born on March 13, 1971 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and moved with her family to Cedar Falls, at the age of two. Her ...
21. Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Actor | Cocaine Bear
Jesse Tyler Ferguson was born on October 22, 1975 in Missoula, Montana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Cocaine Bear (2023), Modern Family (2009) and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016). He has been married to Justin Mikita since July 20, 2013. They have one child.
22. Mike Judge
Writer | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Mike Judge is an American actor, animator, film director, screenwriter, and television producer.
In 1962, Judge was born in Guayaquil, the largest city of Ecuador and the country's main port. His parents were expatriate Americans. His father was archaeologist William James Judge and his mother was ...
23. Coco Austin
Actress | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Nicole Austin was born in 1979 in Palos Verdes, California. Austin later lived in Albequerque, New Mexico at the age of 10. She began dancing and acting during her childhood and teenage years. Once becoming an adult, Austin began to modeling in swimsuit competitions, calendars, catalogs and videos....
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